Edit videos with OpenClaw

PandaStudio from writepanda.ai. OpenClaw installs from npm:

npm install -g openclaw@latest

Then run openclaw onboard --install-daemon to set up the gateway and connect your first chat channel. Verify with openclaw --version.

node --version

Need 18+ (OpenClaw itself needs it too). OpenClaw spawns the PandaStudio MCP server via npx, which needs Node on PATH. nodejs.org.

PandaStudio's automation server is localhost-only and gated by a bearer token. To find your token:

1. Open PandaStudio on your machine.
2. Go to Settings → Automation.
3. Toggle Enable automation server on. A bearer token will appear — copy it.

The token is a random 32-byte secret stored in your OS keychain. It never leaves your machine — agents only need it because the local HTTP server requires it on every request.

The Skill teaches OpenClaw's agent PandaStudio's full command surface. Run once:

npx skills add kamskans/pandastudio-skills

The installer detects OpenClaw and copies the Skill into its skills directory.

Fastest is the CLI. Replace paste-your-token-here with the token from Step 3:

openclaw mcp add pandastudio \
  --command npx \
  --arg -y \
  --arg @writepanda/mcp \
  --env PANDASTUDIO_TOKEN=paste-your-token-here

Or edit ~/.openclaw/openclaw.json directly and add the server under mcp.servers:

{
  "mcp": {
    "servers": {
      "pandastudio": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": ["-y", "@writepanda/mcp"],
        "env": {
          "PANDASTUDIO_TOKEN": "paste-your-token-here"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Pick up the new server without restarting the whole daemon:

openclaw mcp reload

Confirm it started and is exposing tools:

openclaw mcp doctor pandastudio --probe

From any connected channel (Slack, Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, your terminal), message OpenClaw:

• "Open my latest recording, transcribe it, remove filler words and silences, then export an MP4."
• "Create a new 9:16 project, import the file at ~/Recordings/launch.mov, add bold captions, and preview it."
• "List all my projects from this week and tell me which one is longest."

OpenClaw routes the request to its agent, which picks the right PandaStudio tools and runs the edit on your machine. Because OpenClaw has memory and runs on a schedule, you can also set up recurring jobs ("every Friday, transcribe my new recordings and draft titles").